Talking mechanism for toys



Nov. 24l 1925.

l. A. ROMMER TALKING MECHANISM FOR TOYS INVENTOR www' By M .0

IO-DRO ATTORNEYS Filed April 25, 1922 WITNESS/:"8

Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED. STATES ISAAC A. ROMMER, OF'BROOKLYN, YORK, p

TO VOICES INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

1,562,475 PATENT OFFICE.

ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TALKING MECHANISM FOR TOYS.

Application led April 25, 1922. Serial No. 556,389.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC A. ROMMER, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof the city of New York,-borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented. new and useful Improvements in Talking Mechanisms for Toys, of whichl the following is a full, clear, and exact description. I

This invention relates to sound producing devices and was primarily designed as a voice for dolls whereby they may be caused to utter sounds like ma-ma, pa-pa, etc.

The general object of the invention is the provision of a durable and simple sound producing mechanism that is compact in design and cheap to construct.

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of a sound producing mechanism operated by slidable weight means which are provided with guides external to the bellows.

Another object is the construction of a sound producing mechanism protected by a casing spaced a distance from the guiding means so that an indent in thecasing does not interfere with the operation able weight means.

A `further object is the provision of two chambers located externally to the bellows, said chambers being provided with a sound producing reed and having associated therewith means for controlling the sound.

These objects are accomplished by mounting in a casing a weight-controlledbellows, providing, in conjunction with the weight operating means, guides spaced from the casing-mounting, on the bellows, chambers for 'enclosing the sound producing means, and associating with the chambers means for controlling the sounds.

These and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understood from the followingV detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a section along the line 1 1. Figure 2, showing a top plan view of the mechanism Figure 2 is a section along the line 2&2,

` Figure 1;

Figure 3 is the same section as shown in Figure 2 but inverted, showing how the weight operating means extends the bellows;

Figure 4 is a section along the line 4-4, Figure 2;

of the slid-y ings, a bellows 10 is shown mounted in the tubular cylindrical casing 11, with its lower y end attached to the bottom of the casing by means of a plate 12. The casing 11 has an opening 31 provided in its upper end. Secured to the top member of the bellows is a horeshoe-shaped weight 13 -which serves to extend and collapse the bellows as the casing is first inverted and then returned .to its upright position. Mounted on the said top member or upper end of the bellows and in the weight, are t-wo cup shaped members forming with the top member of the-bellows, two chambers 14 and 15. The smaller chamber 15 is inverted over an opening 16 in the top of the bellows. Sound chamber 14 is provided with an opening 17 in its upper end so as to allowcoinmunication with the atmosphere. As shown in the drawings the top member of the bellows which forms the lower side of the sound chamber 14 serves to hold the weight 131connected with the bellows, said top member of the bellowsvfrictionally clamping and holding the top member of the top periphery of the bellows member in a peripheral groove in the weight. A valve 19 .made of some elastic material is provided for closing the opening 17 in the chamber 14. This valve is operated by means of afweightp18 attached thereto. A reed pipe 21 carrying a. reed that is operated by the air flowing in one direction only through the pipe establishes, communication between the chambers 14 and 15, the sound issuing into the chamber 14 from which the sound issues through the sound opening 17.

Two verticall guides or posts 20 and 22 provided for guidingy the movements of the weight 13 are mounted in the casing 11. These guiding posts act to support the weight away fromthe sides of the casing and the weight is freely slidable along the posts. Projections 23 and 24 which extend beyond the weight 13 are provided with openings which are in alinement for loosely fitting over the guide 20 so that, as the weight moves, the projections slide along the guide. Directly opposite the projections 23 and 24 is another' projection 25 which has a groove 26 cut therein. This groove is adapted to engage the guide 22 so as to Vprevent the rotation of the weight about the guide 20. rIhe two projections 23 and 21, slidably mounted on'the guide 20, are spaced apart so as to prevent the possibility of them binding so that the weight will not move. The guides are spaced from the casing 11 so that if an indent is made in the casing throu h rough handling it is not likely to be su ciently deep to prevent the operation of the weight.

The valve 19 is pivoted on the weighty member 13 and is operated through a crank 27 fixed with respect to the valve which is rotatably mounted on the weight 13 by bending over it raised strips 32 of the metal from which the weight is constructed. This valve crank 27 is provided with an integral arm 28 which is -fixedly connected to the weight 18 mounted on and forming part of the valve 19. An actuating rod 30 provided with a number of projections is mounted in the casing for operating the crank 27. This operation is accomplished as the weight slides along the guides by the actuating rod 30 engaging the arm 29 of the crank 27. Thus thevalve 19 will periodically close the opening 17.

In the operation of the device consider it as shown in Figure 2. The bellows is collapsed and the opening 17 is closed by the valve 19. On inverting the casing t-he bellows is extended by the weight 13 and the valve 19 is removed from the opening 17. As the weight 13 moves down the guides to the position shown in Figure `3 air passes in through the opening 17, reed pipe 21 and opening 16 into the bellows 10. On turning the casing the air is forced through the opening 16,

reed pipe 21 and opening 17. The reed in the reed pipe 21 is vibrated, producing a y sound and this sound is controlled by the valve 19 as it periodically opens and closes the opening 17 to cause the device to utter sounds simulating ma-ma or the like.`

I would state in conclusion. that While the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims: 1. A sound roducing device comprising a casing, a bel ows mounted in the casing,

weight means mounted on the bellows for operating it, guides fixed in` the casingy external to the bellows and compel-ating with the weight means to guide its movement, and means associated with the bellows for create ing and controlling the sound.

2. A sound producing device having in combination a casing, a sound chamber hav- 11 to an upright position again,

ing air inlet and air outlet openings therein, said chamber bein weiohted and sliding by gravity back an fori in the casing, means whereby movement of said chamber in the casing will cause air to be forced through the chamber as it slides in the casing, a sound reed mounted in the inlet opening of the sound chamber, and means for controlling thesound associated with the other opening.

3. A sound producing device comprising a casing, a bellows mounted in the casing, weight means attached to the bellows for operating the same, guiding means mounted in the casing external to the bellows, means provided in conjunction with the weight means for connecting it with the guide means, and means associated with the bellows for creating and controlling sound.

4. A sound producing device of the class described, comprising a casing, a` bellows mounted in the casing, weight means for operating said bellows, guides mounted in the casing external to the bellows, and means interposed between the weight means and guides for connecting the former to the latter, and means assoclated with the bellows.

for creating and -controlling sound. r

5. As a -new article of manufacture, a sound producing device of the class described, comprising a casing, a bellows mounted in the casing, weight means attached to the bellows for operatingthe bellows,.guides mounted in the casing, means for establishing a slidable connection between the weight means and the guides, means associated with the bellows for producing sound, and means associated with thesound producing means and operated by -the movement of the Weight for controlling the sound. j

6. A sound producing device comprising a casing, a bellows mounted in the casing, a Weight mounted on the bellows for operating it, two uides mounted in the casing, two spaced projections formed on one side of the wei ht and slidably connected to one of said gui es, a grooved projection formed on the opposite side ofthe weight from said first mentioned projections and slidably engaging the other guide, and means associated with the bellows for producing and controlling sound.

7. A sound producing device comprising a casing, an air chamber having air inlet and air outlet openings formed therein slidably mounted in the casing, means associated with the air chamber for forcing air through it as it slides in the. casing, an air operated sound producing member mounted. in one of said openings, means for controlling the sound associated with the lother opening, and means for operating said sound controlling means.

8. A sound producing device comprising ,able back and forth in the casingby gravity,

a reed pipe carried with the weighty member and operated by-air forced therethrough by movement of the weighty member, said weighty member having a sound chamber into which the sound rom.thereed pipe issues, a valve carried by the weighty member and adapted to openand close an open? ing in the sound chamber to control the sound from the reed pipe, and means automatic'ally controlling said valve.

10. A sound producing device comprising la tubular casing, aV weighty member s1idable back and forth in the casing by gravity, a reed pipe carried with the weighty member and operated by air-forced therethrough by movement of the weighty member, a valve carried by the weighty member and adapted to control the sound' from the reed pi e,'and means automatically controlling sai valve, said means comprising a control member ixed with respect to vthe casing and acting directly on an arm attached to the valve.

1l. A sound producing device comprising a tubular casing, a weighty member slidable back l and forth in the Vcasing by gravity, a reed pipe carried with the weighty member and operated by air forced therethrough by movement of the weighty member, a pivoted valve carried by the weighty member vfor controlling the sound from the reed pipe, said valve having ,an arm, and control means fixed with respect to the casing and engaging said arm to operate the valve as the weight member` slides along a casing.

12. sound reducing device comprisin a casing, a weighty member slidable bac and forth in the casing by gravity, a reed pipe carried with the weighty member and operated by 'air forced therethrough by movement of the weighty member, a valve for controlling the sound from the reed pipe andmeans automatically causing the operation of said valve as the weighty member moves in the casin 13. A sound pro ucing device compri'sinlgK a casing, a we1ghty member slidable bac and forth in the casing by avity, a sound chamber carried by and wlth the weighty member and into which the sound from the reed pipe issues, said chamber having an opening from' which the sound may escape to the atmosphere, a valve adapted to open weighty member slidable` `and close saidy opening, said valve .controlling said valve being the weighty Vmember movable relatively to and means and the casing,

as the weighty member moves in the casing.

14. A sound producing devicecomprising 'a casing, a weighty member slidable back and forth in the casing by gravity, a reed pipe carried with the weighty member and operated by air forced therethrough by movement of the weighty member in the casing, said weighty member havin sound chamber carried therewith and into which the sound from the reed pipe issues, said sound chamber having an opening through which the sound may issue, a valve ivoted with respect lto the weighty memer and adapted to open and close said opening, and a control member fixed with respect to the casing and having a plurality I of projections adapted to, engage a part fixed with respect to the valve to operate the valve.

for automatically4 l5. A sound producing device comprising a tubular casing, a flexible bellows member therein, one end of which is secured with respect to the casing, a weighty member connected to the Vother end of the bellows 'member and adapted to the casing by gravity, a by the weighty member, a so carried with the into which the sound from the reed pipe issues, said chamber having an opening through which the sound may issue, a valve pivoted on the weighty member, and a control member ixed with respect to the'casing and adapted to operate the valve as the weighty member moves in the casing.

16. A soun y producing device comprising a tubular casino' closed at one end, a weighty memper slidab e bacli and forth in the cas ing y vity, aree pipe connected to operated'mby air forced therethrough due to the movement of said weighty member, a valve member for controlling the sound from the reed pipe, said valve being movable relatively to the weighty member and casing, and means automatically controlling said valve responsive to the movement of said weighty member in the casing.

17. A sound producing device comprising a-tubular casin closed at one end, a weighty member slidab e back and forth inthe casing by gravity, a reed pipe connected to be operate by air forced therethrough due to the movement of said weighty member, a valve member 'and a control member, one carried by the weighty member and the other carried by the casin the valve member controlling the soun from the reed pipe, and the control member being fixed to the part which carries the same and acting directly on the valve member.

18. A sound producing device having in reed pie carried a soun chamber weighty member and slide back and forth in.

combination a tubular casing, a member adapted to slide back and -forth in the casing y gravity, a'sound reed carried by said member and adapted to be operated by air moved thereby by movement of said gravity operated member in the, casing, a sound chamber carried by said member and into which the sounds from the reed issue, said sound chamber having an opening through which the sounds ma issue vt erefrom, valve means for control ing said opening as the said member moves by gravity in the casing, and a rod in the casin said rod extending in a direction substantially rallel to the direction of movement o said gravity operated member and havin means for enga m'g said valve means to a ect the action o said-valve.

19. A sound producing device having in combination, a tubular casing, atubular bellows within said casin means closing one end of said casing an' bellows, a weighty member secured to the other end of saidy vand a rod in the casln movement of the tubular bellows and adapted toslide by gravity back and -forth v1n the casing to compress and distend said bellows, a sound reed carried by said member and operated by air forced out of said bellows by movement of said member b gravity, a sound chamber carried by sai member and into which the sounds-from the reed issue, said ated member and having means for engaging a part associated with said valve to cause t e valve to be open a plurality of times during a single movement of the gravity operated member whereby. a plurality of sounds will issue from the device during one gravity operated member. ISAAC A. ROMMER. 

